A Scottish man (Mark Westwell, 45), with multiple sclerosis (MS) claims to be pain-free for the first time in 12 years after a controversial stem-cell procedure in a Co Cork clinic, which is at the centre of an investigation.

Mark received the treatment pioneered by a Swiss biotechnology company, Advanced Cell Therapeutics, earlier this month.

Westwell’s wife Carole, 43, said this weekend the impact of the €18,000 treatment was “dramatic and astounding” and occurred almost immediately. She called on the Irish government to allow the treatment to continue, claiming her husband is proof it works.

The stem-cell treatment involves transferring cells from healthy parts of the body to replace or repair unhealthy cells.

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